+ Brilliant Futures

Brilliant Futures is a children’s savings pilot program that will provide kindergarten students at Jackson Road Elementary School with up to $1,000 in savings each year from kindergarten through 12th grade.

The Community Foundation has committed to funding the pilot program for two consecutive kindergarten cohorts — specifically the future graduating classes of 2036 and 2037 -- and is expected to enroll up to 200 students over the course of the pilot program.

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+ Sharing Montgomery

The Sharing Montgomery Fund brings together donors who share our passion for building a more equitable, just, and thriving Montgomery County. With expert facilitation by Community Foundation staff, donors join together to learn first-hand about the challenges facing our community. Thanks to the generosity of this growing community of givers, together we discover and invest in visionary nonprofits working on the frontlines of Montgomery County’s most pressing needs. Contact us to learn how you can get involved.

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+ Food for Montgomery

Food for Montgomery is galvanizing private philanthropy to help the 1 in 10 Montgomery County residents who are experiencing food insecurity. This coordinated private-public partnership was created by the Greater Washington Community Foundation and the Montgomery County Government because, despite millions of federal, state, and local dollars devoted to addressing hunger, the crisis is outlasting the money. Contributions to Food for Montgomery are working to expand food distribution, support farmers, restaurants, and small business to help our economy recover from the pandemic, and build a stronger, safer, more efficient food-relief system to meet the urgent need today and build a path out of the crisis.

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+ Neighbors in Need Montgomery

The Neighbors in Need Montgomery Fund was established in 2008 to respond to the economic crisis and its deep impact on our County’s residents. Given the rapidly growing demand for emergency services, the Fund initially supported critical direct services, including food, clothing, shelter, and emergency assistance for rent and utilities to help prevent evictions; and efforts to reach the most vulnerable and isolated populations, especially residents living in parts of the County with the highest poverty levels. More recently, the steering committee decided to focus on both responding to the immediate needs while also investing in strategic solutions that would improve our safety-net system and help neighbors build pathways out of poverty. Contact us to learn more.

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